"nank" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /næŋk/ Forms: nanks [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋk Head templates: {{en-noun}} nank (plural nanks)
  1. (MLE, slang) Alternative form of shank (“knife”) Tags: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: shank (extra: knife)
    Sense id: en-nank-en-noun-T5-Sgw0U Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /næŋk/ Forms: nanks [present, singular, third-person], nanking [participle, present], nanked [participle, past], nanked [past]
Rhymes: -æŋk Head templates: {{en-verb}} nank (third-person singular simple present nanks, present participle nanking, simple past and past participle nanked)
  1. (MLE, slang) Alternative form of shank (“stab with a knife”) Tags: Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: shank (extra: stab with a knife)
    Sense id: en-nank-en-verb-6tJ-RXgV Categories (other): Multicultural London English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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